What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6766 and 6778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6766 and 6778 is 2.

GCF(6766,6778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6766 and 6778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6766 and 6778.

How to find the GCF of 6766 and 6778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6766 and 6778. After we will calculate the factors of 6766 and 6778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6766

Prime factors of 6766 are 2, 17, 199. Prime factorization of 6766 in exponential form is:

6766 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6778

Prime factors of 6778 are 2, 3389. Prime factorization of 6778 in exponential form is:

6778 = 2¹ × 3389¹

Step-3: Factors of 6766

List of positive integer factors of 6766 that divides 6766 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 199, 398, 3383

Step-4: Factors of 6778

List of positive integer factors of 6778 that divides 6766 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6766 and 6778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6766 and 6778 is 2.

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